ALFONSO di GESÙ MARIA. – Spanish Carmelite discalced ascetical writer, b. in 1565 at Villarejo (Cuenca) to noble parents, d. 18 Dec. 1638. He was twice superior general of the Order (1607–13 and 1619–25). He published: Doctrina de religiosos (Madrid 1613); Peligros y reparos de la perfección y paz religiosa (Alcalá 1625–26): the two works were translated into other languages.
BIBL.: Francisco de Santa Maria, Reforma de los Descalzos, Madrid 1655, II, 1, 8, col. 59; V, 1, 21, cols. 18–20; Silverio de Santa Teresa, Historia del Carmen Descalzo, IX, Burgos 1940, cols. xiv–xxv. Silverio di Santa Teresa